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badseedgirl's review
3.0
I'll say with assurance that although This was part of my summer reading, there is nothing lite or fluffy in "The Language of Knives" by Haralambi Markov. There are almost no words spoken in this entire short story. I could not help but feel sorry for both of the characters, A father and daughter preparing the body of his partner and her favorite father. Yep, for all you homophobes out there be aware! It is heart rending to read about the father's pain, not only of loosing his lover and life mate, but also his daughter. I must say it was a bit of a "Debbie Downer" short story. Beautifully written but so sad.
conorcjoyce's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
therazzmatazz13's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
ghostboy1996's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
mydarkvanessa's review
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
You wonder how to tell her that she is your greatest adventure, that you gave her most of the magic you had left.
this was beautiful like wow i don’t know what else to say what to say give me a novella of this or something literally anything i just want more.
dexlud's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The Language of Knives is a beautiful short story depicting the art of baking someone you love into a cake for the Gods. I really enjoyed this story and recommend it heavily!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Cannibalism, and Sexual content
min3's review
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Cannibalism, and Death